How to Make Your House into a Home

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By genesee
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Make Your House into a Home

Learn basics for establishing a home environment that is nurturing and cozy.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

Strong Desire For Peace
Love For Your Family
A Creative Flair

Step 1

Keep your home as clean as you can. Mess and clutter can bring about stress to an environment. I know it is not always easy to keep a home clean especially when you have small children running around like little tornados but the idea is to keep things as organized and neat as you can. A great solution for keeping toys off the floor is to place a large attractive toy basket in your family room and teach your children to put the toys they’re not playing with in the basket when they are done with them.
Step 2

Warm lighting and at least one cozy place to sit and read, with good lighting, and a small table to hold your coffee-cups and a small stack of books really add to the feel. An environment that promotes learning and relaxation is nurturing.
Step 3

Making Nutritious meals at dinner time and sitting with your family at the table every evening gives your family a time to look forward to so they may share there stories for the day making communication come easier within a family. Also make it a point to put on soft music (No Television).
Step 4

Refrain from screaming and yelling. Families that scream and yell back and forth all day, (even if it just to make requests) often live in a more hectic and stressful state.
Keep cursing and violent movies to a minimum, your home should always feel like a safe haven from the rest of the world, a place of refuge for you and your family. It should always be rated-G so that your children are not facing those ugly realities too soon but rather feel protected from them.
Step 5

Add fragrant flowers and plug-in air fresheners. Walking into your home after a long day of work to a pleasant smell and a nurturing environment makes it a lot easier for everyone to feel appreciative of their home and want to pitch in a little more often to keep things pleasing. They may even contribute their own ideas to making things more pleasant.
Step 6

Finally, don’t forget to remind your family that you love them and give them a big-hug as often as you can, because it won’t be long before your babies are grown and you’ll wish that you savored all those moments you had with them.